08/30/2025
Repent Now, You Might Not Have An Other Chance
“and others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.” - Jude 1:23
The Bible is clear that God is returning for a pure and spotless bride. Not having spot or wrinkle according to scripture. A pure bride, dressed in righteousness that has rejected and been cleansed of all sin. Yet the church tells people that their spots will be excepted by God when God himself has said different.
We are called to repentance, which means to turn away from and stop doing it. Now you need the grace/power of God to achieve this, but it is available if you believe Him for it.
The first step to taking it serious enough to seek Him for deliverance is to come to terms with the fact that sin will keep you out of heaven. Saying your sorry, is not repentance. Asking for forgiveness while still choosing to serve sin is not repentance, it’s rebellion.
“Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit. Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; and come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations? Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD. But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.” - Jeremiah 7:8-12
Our opening passage tells us to hate the spotted garment and to save those who ware it, with fear if needed. To tell them the truth that they are heading for hell if they don’t repent. No sin will enter into heaven. No spot on your garment of righteousness.
Does that mean you will never make a mistake? No, but mistakes are not “willfully” made. When you realize you have made a mistake (by mistake) you repent and cease to do it. Confess it to God and He will forgive and cleanse you of it. Yes, you accidentally got a spot and God cleansed it so that you are white again. However that is very different than willful sin.
Continuing to do something that you know is not excepted by God is rebellion, it is not forgiven, and it’s continually adding spots to your robes of righteousness, and not being washed. It will steal your salvation. You cannot go to heaven or claim the blood of Jesus covers willful rebellion, and I’m sorry if no one else was willing to tell you this.
“For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for those sins, but a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour all the adversaries (of God’s word and will). He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant (of Jesus), wherewith he was (already had been) sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” - Hebrews 10:26-31
The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, if you do not fear the judge of all creation, then you have been sold a false image of Him. Yes He is love, He is merciful, and forgiving, but He will also not be mocked or taken advantage of. You must reverence, respect, and obey Him. You will not manipulate your way into heaven. You might have been able to manipulate your parents and shame on them for not teaching you consequences, but I am telling you now what they didn’t. There is no bargaining with God. You either repented or you didn’t.
You have to be changed. You cannot remain the same. Jesus called it being “converted” or “born again” made “a whole new creation”. Something different than what has been. If you are not free from the bo***ge of sin, if you are still the servant of it, then Satan is still your master and in the end, you will join him in his eternal damnation.
My friend we are too close to the return of Jesus to play games with this. It’s time to repent, call on Jesus for deliverance, turn away from all unrighteousness, seek God daily for the grace to obey Him, and make sure that you and your family make it into heaven. Time is running out, it’s time to get a fear of the Lord that will lead you into wisdom and away from the foolishness of rebellion while you can still make that decision. You may not have an other chance to do it.
“And the times (before Jesus) of this ignorance God winked at; but now (that the power of the Holy Spirit is available to all, He) commandeth all men every where to repent (turn away from sin): because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained (Jesus); whereof he hath given assurance unto all men (that the resurrection and judgment is coming), in that he hath raised Jesus from the dead (first as a witness and proof that His words are true and the resurrection is coming for us too).” - Acts 17:30-31
“(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, And in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)” - 2 Corinthians 6:2
“Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:” - Hebrews 12:14
“that he (Jesus) might sanctify and cleanse it (the bride/saved people) with the washing of water by the word, that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.” - Ephesians 5:26-27
“Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.” - Revelation 19:7-8
